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 |
|---|---|
| clip | encompass |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
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| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| minuscule | very small |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
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