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 |
|---|---|
| fulcrum | prop |
| guileless | innocent |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
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| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |