GRE Word List

SUBMISSIVE

submitting to others

The meaning of the word submissive is submitting to others.

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WordMeaning
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
droopto hang or incline downward
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
addressto mark directions for delivery on
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
clichea trite phrase or expression
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency