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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WordMeaning
surmountto prevail over : overcome
overwhelmupset
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
grovelto creep with the face to the ground : crawl
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent