SAT Word of the Day: sycophant
February 27, 2010 by Adam
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sycophant (n.)
From Dictionary.com:
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
In a sentence:
“Although he publicly praised the president of his fan club, the celebrity secretly felt his admirer was little more than a sycophant.”

