GRE Word List
OBEISANCE
a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
The meaning of the word obeisance is a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| slew | a large number |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
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