Manhattan Review GRE Vocabulary Flashcards
Flashcard 54 of 62 - Frontside
sanctimonious
(adjective)
Flashcard 54 of 62 - Backside
Definition: making a display of holiness or piety
Usage: While my sanctimonious boss finds one or the other ways to point out mistakes in my work, he ignores mistakes in his work.
Related: pious, smug, hypocritical, priggish, pietistic, canting, pharisaical, phony, stuffy, insincere