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.

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WordMeaning
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone