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 |
|---|---|
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| countenance | look |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |