GRE Word List
SANCTIMONIOUS
hypocritically pious or devout
The meaning of the word sanctimonious is hypocritically pious or devout.
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| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| dally | to act playfully |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| occident | west |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |