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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| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |