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
uprightperpendicular
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
posthumousborn after the death of the father
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
relegateto send into exile : banish
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship