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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| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
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| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |