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 |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| brazen | made of brass |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |