GRE Word List
ADULATION
flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
The meaning of the word adulation is flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distrait | absentminded; distracted |
| inestimable | impossible to estimate; (apprec) invaluable; of immeasurable worth |
| prophetic | of a prophet or prophecy; having to do with predicting the future; N. prophecy; V. prophesy; N. prophet |
| gale | windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter |
| menial | suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house) |
| malady | illness |
| bourgeois | middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions |
| factitious | artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears |
| osseous | made of bone; bony |
| refute | disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation |