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
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
fellskin
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument