GRE Word List
KUDOS
praise given for achievement
The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |