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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WordMeaning
indolentaverse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy
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retractto draw back or in
spryable to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble
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disconsolatecheerless
uprightperpendicular
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whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle