GRE Word List

SERVILE

of or befitting a menial position

The meaning of the word servile is of or befitting a menial position.

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peccadilloa slight offense
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
revelrynoisy partying or merrymaking
medleya musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
tentativenot fully worked out or developed
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains