GRE Word List
OBSEQUIOUS
slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic
The meaning of the word obsequious is slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic.
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aerie | nest of a large bird of prey |
frustrate | thwart; defeat; prevent from accomplishing a purpose |
deducible | derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning |
acute | (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
efficacy | power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual |
cadaver | corpse; dead human body |
anneal | reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass) |
ample | enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space |
bellicose | warlike |
tentative | not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; Ex. tentative agreement/reply |