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 |
|---|---|
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| reverberate | reflect |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |