GRE Word List
KUDOS
praise given for achievement
The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |