Read the excerpt from The Secret Garden.

The native servants she had been used to in India were not in the least like this. They were obsequious and servile and did not presume to talk to their masters as if they were equals.

The definition of obsequious is "obedient."

Which context clue confirms this meaning?





Obsequious is an adjective describing masters.

Obsequious is an antonym of servile.

Obsequious is an adjective describing how the servants treated their masters.

Obsequious is an adjective describing India.