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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unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
blushoutward appearance : view
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
generalitythe quality or state of being general
expenditurethe act or process of expending