GRE Word List

SANCTIMONIOUS

hypocritically pious or devout

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

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punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
antithesisthe direct opposite
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
shrewany 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
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate