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 |
|---|---|
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |