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 |
|---|---|
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |