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 |
|---|---|
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |