GRE Word List
SUBSERVIENT
useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
The meaning of the word subservient is useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| natal | native |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |