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 |
|---|---|
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |