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
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
ubiquitousexisting or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
applicationan act of applying:
headfirstwith the head foremost
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
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
tyrannyoppressive power