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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degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
charismaa personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset