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 |
|---|---|
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |