GRE Word List

SUBMISSIVE

submitting to others

The meaning of the word submissive is submitting to others.

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sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
craveto ask for earnestly : beg
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
drollhaving a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
conventionagreement
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid