GRE Word List
ADULATION
extreme or excessive admiration or flattery
The meaning of the word adulation is extreme or excessive admiration or flattery.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| stench | stink |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| circlet | a little circle |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |