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 |
|---|---|
| disclose | to make known or public |
| garnish | decorate |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| dissension | disagreement |
| document | proof |