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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beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
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munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
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ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
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damnto condemn to a punishment or fate
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opalescentreflecting an iridescent light