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 |
|---|---|
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| distant | separated in space : away |