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
avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
impoverishto make poor
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law