GRE Word List
UNCTUOUS
having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
The meaning of the word unctuous is having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| trappings | outward signs |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |