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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)'' |
| impropriety | improperness; unsuitableness |
| disquietude | uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious |
| glossary | brief explanation of words used in the text |
| tatter | torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes |
| cadaverous | like a corpse; pale |
| transition | going from one state of action to another |
| inviolable | secure from corruption, attack, or violation(or profanation); unassailable; Ex. inviolable oath/rights; N. inviolability |
| misconduct | immoral behavior; bad management; V. |
| tenet | doctrine; dogma |
