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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witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation