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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pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
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allureto entice by charm or attraction
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
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cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy