GRE Word List
KUDOS
praise given for achievement
The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| antecede | precede |