GRE Word List

SUBSERVIENT

useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate

The meaning of the word subservient is useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate.

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WordMeaning
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
retributionrecompense
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
togathe loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
impoliticnot politic : unwise