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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ligneousof or resembling wood
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
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monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)