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.
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portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
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diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
comport | to be fitting : accord |
infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
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