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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| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| violate | break |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| thespian | actor |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| exegesis | exposition |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
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