GRE Word List
OFFICIOUS
volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
The meaning of the word officious is volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
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| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
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| garnish | decorate |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
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