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 |
|---|---|
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |