GRE Word List

SERVITUDE

a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life

The meaning of the word servitude is a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life.

Random words

WordMeaning
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
executionerone who executes
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
precipitantprecipitate
numismatistthe study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
outgoinggoing away : departing