GRE Word List
SUBMISSIVE
willing to obey orders; yielding; timid
The meaning of the word submissive is willing to obey orders; yielding; timid.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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ramshackle | (of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart |
homogeneous | of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout |
sully | defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor |
grimace | facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc; V. |
horde | crowd; swarm |
acidulous | slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic |
determinate | having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final |
extol | praise very highly; glorify |
debutante | young woman making formal entrance into society |
treatise | article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly |