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 |
|---|---|
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |