GRE Word List

FAWNING

seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery

The meaning of the word fawning is seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery.

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WordMeaning
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
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urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
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obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication