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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| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |