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
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
institutesomething that is instituted: such as
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
effluviuman invisible emanation
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
integralessential to completeness : constituent