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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tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
fulminateto utter or send out with denunciation
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
matrimonythe state of being married : marriage
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes