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 |
|---|---|
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |