GRE Word List

SUBMISSIVE

submitting to others

The meaning of the word submissive is submitting to others.

Random words

WordMeaning
consignto give over to another's care
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy