GRE Word List
SECTARIAN
of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
The meaning of the word sectarian is of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| demure | reserved |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |