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 |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| garnish | decorate |
| broach | brooch |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |