Vocabulary Word
Word: pharisee
Definition: Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person
Definition: Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person
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::: flourish - grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)::: inchoate - (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass
::: monotheism - belief in one God
::: unwitting - not knowing; unaware; unintentional; Ex. She was their unwitting accomplice; Ex. unwitting insult; CF. wit: know
::: sundry - miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items
::: steep - soak; saturate; Ex. steep the fabric in the dye bath; ADJ: precipitous
::: submissive - willing to obey orders; yielding; timid
::: sleazy - shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial; Ex. sleazy back-street hotel/fabric
::: anoint - consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
::: arduous - hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work
