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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offensivemaking attack : aggressive
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
freebooterpirate
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belateddelayed beyond the usual time
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
impingeencroach
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another