GRE Word List
SLAVISH
of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
The meaning of the word slavish is of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| espouse | marry |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| refrain | curb |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| defalcate | deduct |