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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
