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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charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
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 |
chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |