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 |
|---|---|
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| asunder | into parts |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |