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 |
|---|---|
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| harass | exhaust |