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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