Recording a transaction is the first step in the accounting cycle. In this lesson, you will learn why transactions are recorded, where they are recorded, and how they are recorded. Accounting 101: Financial Accounting / Business Courses.
sneering - expressive of contempt; curled his lip in a supercilious smile; spoke in a sneering jeering manner; makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one. Synonyms: snide, supercilious.
It means that he wasn't really the person he tried to represent himself as. He put on an righteous act but was not actually a moral man. A veneer is a thin coat or layer...in this case it's a thin covering` of good behavior.