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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |