The new assistant, eager to impress, adopted an almost ______ manner around the senior executives, agreeing with every statement they made.

A Imperious

B Obsequious

C Aloof

D Assertive

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Obsequious means obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. Imperious means arrogant and domineering, aloof means distant, and assertive means confident and forceful.

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The correct answer to the question "The new assistant, eager to impress, adopted an almost ______ manner around the senior executives, agreeing with every statement they made." is Option B: Obsequious.

The other options — A) Imperious, C) Aloof, D) Assertive — are incorrect for this GRE Exam Prep question. As explained above: Obsequious means obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree. Imperious means arrogant and domineering, aloof means distant, and assertive means confident and forceful.

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The new assistant, eager to impress, adopted an almost ______ manner around the senior executives, agreeing with every statement they made.

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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