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groveling

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abjectly servile or self-abasing in seeking favor or forgiveness

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Groveling in a sentence

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His groveling apology only deepened everyone's contempt for him.

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dignifiedproudassertive
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Groveling (adjective) means abjectly servile or self-abasing in seeking favor or forgiveness
Here is groveling used in an example sentence: "His groveling apology only deepened everyone's contempt for him."
Common synonyms for groveling include servile, fawning, obsequious, cringing.
Antonyms of groveling include dignified, proud, assertive.
Groveling is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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