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 |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
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| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
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