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 |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| inequity | injustice |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |