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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| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
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| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |