GRE Word List
OBSEQUIOUS
marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
The meaning of the word obsequious is marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
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| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| mendicant | beggar |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |