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.

Random words

WordMeaning
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
filthfoul or putrid matter
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers