GRE Word List

KUDOS

praise given for achievement

The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.

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WordMeaning
subjugateto bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer
cogitateto ponder or meditate on usually intently
libidoinstinctual 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
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
scourgewhip
arcadea long arched building or gallery
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity