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 |
|---|---|
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| dally | to act playfully |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| juncture | a point of time |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |