12/03/2025
Word Master card 2:
1. Obsequious: excessively submissive.
Synonym - servile, sycophantic, minion
Example: Dictators like Obsequious/servile/sycophantic followers.
2. Puerile: immature and childish.
Synonym - juvenile
Example: The supervisor annoyed at the puerile/juvenile behaviour of the employee.
3. Construe: interpret in a particular way.
Synonym- understand, read, parse, decode
Example: His words can be construed as praise.
4. Contrite: Feeling or expressing remorse.
Synonym: repentant, rueful
Example: A contrite tone.
5. Covet: strongly desire
Synonym- yearn for, long for, hanker after
Example: I covet his GRE score.