GRE Word List
KUDOS
praise given for achievement
The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| tundra | a 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 |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |