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gloat

verbCommon GRE wordMore G words

to take smug or malicious pleasure in one's success or another's misfortune

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Gloat in a sentence

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After winning the bet, he could not resist gloating over his humiliated rival.

Synonyms
crowexultrelishrevel
Antonyms
commiseratesympathize

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Verbal · Text Completion

The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Gloat (verb) means to take smug or malicious pleasure in one's success or another's misfortune
Here is gloat used in an example sentence: "After winning the bet, he could not resist gloating over his humiliated rival."
Common synonyms for gloat include crow, exult, relish, revel.
Antonyms of gloat include commiserate, sympathize.
Gloat is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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