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 |
|---|---|
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |