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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| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| quench | put out |