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 |
|---|---|
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |