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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| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
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| impetus | a driving force : impulse |