GRE Word List

SANCTIMONIOUS

hypocritically pious or devout

The meaning of the word sanctimonious is hypocritically pious or devout.

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WordMeaning
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
stodgyhaving a rich filling quality : heavy
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
combustiblecapable of combustion
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop