GRE Word List
SANCTIMONIOUS
hypocritically pious or devout
The meaning of the word sanctimonious is hypocritically pious or devout.
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| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |