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 |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| welter | writhe |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |