GRE Word List
SYCOPHANT
a servile self-seeking flatterer
The meaning of the word sycophant is a servile self-seeking flatterer.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| upright | perpendicular |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |