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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| eventual | contingent |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |