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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WordMeaning
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
unanimitythe quality or state of being unanimous
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
anarchista person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
menageriea place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
rapturean expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion
ponderousof very great weight