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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WordMeaning
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
avowto declare assuredly
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient