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 |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| forlorn | bereft |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |