GRE Word List

SANCTIMONIOUS

hypocritically pious or devout

The meaning of the word sanctimonious is hypocritically pious or devout.

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somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
vigilthe act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate