GRE Word List

SANCTIMONIOUS

hypocritically pious or devout

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

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halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
unbridledunrestrained
aridexcessively dry
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
orificean opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass
brawnymuscular
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
churlishof, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
expositoryof, relating to, or containing exposition