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 |
|---|---|
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| exalt | to raise in rank, power, or character |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |