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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |