GRE Word List

SANCTIMONIOUS

hypocritically pious or devout

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

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consolean architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament
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deleteriousharmful often in a subtle or unexpected way
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
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pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
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pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation