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 |
|---|---|
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| freebooter | pirate |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| vulture | any 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 |
| impinge | encroach |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |