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 |
|---|---|
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |