GRE vocabulary
kowtow
to act with servile deference; to grovel submissively before authority
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Questions about “kowtow”
Kowtow (verb) means to act with servile deference; to grovel submissively before authority
Here is kowtow used in an example sentence: "She refused to kowtow to the demands of the influential donors."
Common synonyms for kowtow include grovel, truckle, fawn, cringe.
Antonyms of kowtow include defy, resist, dominate.
Kowtow is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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