GRE Word List
KUDOS
praise given for achievement
The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |