GRE Word List
KUDOS
praise given for achievement
The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |