GRE Word List
PHARISAICAL
marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
The meaning of the word pharisaical is marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
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| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |