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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incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
vertexthe top of the head