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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| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| shack | hut |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |