GRE Word List
KUDOS
praise given for achievement
The meaning of the word kudos is praise given for achievement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |