GRE Word List
KUDOS
praise given for achievement
The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| sophist | philosopher |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |