GRE Word List
SLAVISH
of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original
The meaning of the word slavish is of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original.
Random words
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sequester | isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life |
sylvan | pertaining to the woods or the country |
gawk | stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe |
reserve | self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative |
uproar | noisy confusion |
impartial | not biased; fair; N. impartiality |
scourge | lash; whip (formerly used for punishment); source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict |
ornithologist | scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds |
malfeasance | wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official) |
dossier | file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back |