GRE Word List
SYCOPHANT
a servile self-seeking flatterer
The meaning of the word sycophant is a servile self-seeking flatterer.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| distend | extend |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |