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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| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
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| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
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| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
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