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 |
|---|---|
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| headlong | headfirst |
| quench | put out |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
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