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 |
|---|---|
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| unfrock | defrock |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |