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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |