GRE Word List

PHARISAICAL

marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness

The meaning of the word pharisaical is marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness.

Random words

WordMeaning
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
wardthe action or process of guarding
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
renegadea deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated