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 |
|---|---|
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| scourge | whip |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| apprehend | arrest |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |