GRE Word List

KUDOS

praise given for achievement

The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.

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equineof, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
raptlifted up and carried away
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)