GRE Word List

SUPPLE

compliant often to the point of obsequiousness

The meaning of the word supple is compliant often to the point of obsequiousness.

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burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
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partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy