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
accedeto express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
abrasivecausing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
dilateto become enlarged or widened
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction