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 |
|---|---|
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| intermediary | mediator |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |