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 |
|---|---|
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |