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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| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| exegesis | exposition |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |