kiss-up; a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
The boss surrounded herself with sycophants who never offered honest feedback.
Vocabulary like sycophant appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
live on; continue to live through hardship or adversity
available; (often followed by of or to) yielding readily to or capable of
doubt or believe something uncertain
hang; hang freely
distrustful and cautious
maintain or keep going
drink; feed pigs
cheater; a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
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