GRE Word List
HYPOCRITICAL
characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
The meaning of the word hypocritical is characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy.
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| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
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| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |