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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| Word | Meaning |
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| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
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| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
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| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |