GRE Word List

KUDOS

praise given for achievement

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

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gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
detonationthe action or process of detonating
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
salineconsisting of or containing salt
fallaciousembodying a fallacy