Vocab Tadka : Obeisance vs Obsequious (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Obeisance & Obsequious.
OBEISANCE
| 1 | (n) | bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting Type: ‘noun.communication’ Synonym: bow, bowing, |
| 2 | (n) | the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person Type: ‘noun.act’ Synonym: obedience, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- First, the Queen’s mother was a saint, and her funeral allowed a willing nation to pay obeisance to that fact.
- But after a few skirmishes they melted away, and Menelek was obliged to submit and do obeisance to John.
- He said in this case they are giving obeisance to a fetish of long standing.
How to Remember : Obeisance –> Obei + Sance –> Obey + Saints –> We show respect to the saints when we obey them by bending the heand.
OBSEQUIOUS
| 1 | (s) | attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery Type: ‘adj.all’ Synonym: bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish, |
| 2 | (s) | attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner Type: ‘adj.all’ Usage: ‘obsequious shop assistants’ |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- He was the creature of every passing mood or whim, incapable of cool and steady judgment or of the slightest self-control – an incalculable weathercock, blindly obsequious to every blast of passion.
- He succeeded, however, in reversing his father’s obsequious policy towards Russia.
How to Remember : Obsequious — > obse(ssed)-Qui( YES in french) –> So if anyone is obsessed with saying yes to all, s(he) attempts to win favor from influential people by flattery
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In “how to remember” the word head is spelled heand. Please correct it.
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