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 |
|---|---|
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |