GRE Word List

SANCTIMONIOUS

hypocritically pious or devout

The meaning of the word sanctimonious is hypocritically pious or devout.

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WordMeaning
depositiona testifying especially before a court
recuperateto get back : regain
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
foppishfoolish
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time