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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scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
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impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
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explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
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