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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| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
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| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
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