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 |
|---|---|
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |