GRE Word List
KUDOS
praise given for achievement
The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| quisling | traitor |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |