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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
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