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 |
|---|---|
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |