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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embossto raise the surface of into bosses
strutto become turgid : swell
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
sherbeta cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
juncturea point of time
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish