GRE Word List
SANCTIMONIOUS
hypocritically pious or devout
The meaning of the word sanctimonious is hypocritically pious or devout.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |