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subservient
adjective(sub-ser-vi-ent)
abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant
Synonyms: slavish, submissive,
Examples:
She has become submissive and subservient.
subservient
adjective(sub-ser-vi-ent)
serving or acting as a means or aid
Synonyms: implemental, instrumental,
subservient
adjective(sub-ser-vi-ent)
compliant and obedient to authority
Examples:
Editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones.

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