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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| recast | to cast again |
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| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
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| degradation | the act or process of degrading |