GRE Word List

SUBMISSIVE

submitting to others

The meaning of the word submissive is submitting to others.

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WordMeaning
salubriousfavorable to or promoting health or well-being
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
stunto make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
decipherdecode
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain