GRE Word List
SANCTIMONIOUS
hypocritically pious or devout
The meaning of the word sanctimonious is hypocritically pious or devout.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| imbibe | drink |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |