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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| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| pending | during |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| nourish | nurture |