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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debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
conservatorya greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
reminiscentof the character of or relating to reminiscence
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
togathe loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)