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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| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
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| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
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| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |