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 |
|---|---|
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| docile | easily taught |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |