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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| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
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| blush | outward appearance : view |
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| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
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| pitfall | trap |