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servility

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

the condition of excessive willingness to obey or please others abjectly

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In a sentence

Servility in a sentence

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His servility toward the boss bordered on the embarrassing.

Synonyms
subservienceobsequiousnesssycophancysubmissiveness
Antonyms
independencedefiancedignity
Common questions

Questions about “servility

Servility (noun) means the condition of excessive willingness to obey or please others abjectly
Here is servility used in an example sentence: "His servility toward the boss bordered on the embarrassing."
Common synonyms for servility include subservience, obsequiousness, sycophancy, submissiveness.
Antonyms of servility include independence, defiance, dignity.
Servility is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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