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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| guy | man |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| collected | gathered together |