GRE Word List
SYCOPHANT
servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic
The meaning of the word sycophant is servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inebriate | make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person |
| adjutant | staff officer assisting the commander; assistant |
| discrete | separate; unconnected |
| supine | lying on back; passive; inactive; Ex. The defeated pugilist lay supine; Ex. supine acceptance of the decision |
| dexterous | skillful; skill in using hands or mind; N. dexterity |
| appease | pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement |
| elegy | poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac |
| tureen | deep dish for serving soup |
| trinket | knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry |
| arrears | being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done |
