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 |
|---|---|
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| engender | beget |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |