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 |
|---|---|
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| verge | brink |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |