GRE Word List
KUDOS
praise given for achievement
The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
inadvertently | unintentional |
shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |