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 |
|---|---|
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| 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 |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |