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 |
|---|---|
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |