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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engender | beget |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |