Vocab from the Bartimaeus Trilogy: Sycophantic
A word that stumped me last week: sycophantic. Come find out what this word means. Hint, it comes from the Greek word for informer.
Author: Julia Tomiak
I believe in the power of words to improve our lives, and I help people find interesting words to read. Member of SCBWI.
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