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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |