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 |
|---|---|
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| pummel | pound |