GRE Word List
KUDOS
praise given for achievement
The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| scourge | whip |
| arcade | a long arched building or gallery |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |