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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WordMeaning
synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
incessantcontinuing or following without interruption : unceasing
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
igneousformed by solidification of magma
fervidvery hot : burning
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
supplicateto make a humble entreaty