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Subservient

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subordinatenounPlaced in a lower class, rank, or position.
submissivenounMeekly obedient or passive; obsequious.
servilenounExcessively eager to please; obsequious.
slavishUtterly faithful; totally lacking originality, creativity, or reflection.

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submissiveMeekly obedient or passive; obsequious.
subordinatePlaced in a lower class, rank, or position.
slavishUtterly faithful; totally lacking originality, creativity, or reflection.
servileExcessively eager to please; obsequious.
tameddomesticated; made tame
slavenounA person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
bondedJoined securely, either with adhesive, heat process or pressure.
dependentRelying upon; depending upon.
subjectPlaced under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
ancillarySubordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
junior(not comparable, often preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
contingentPossible or liable, but not certain, to occur.
secondaryNext in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
meekHumble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
conditionalLimited by a condition.
subjugatedreduced to submission
submittedverb(ambitransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
subordinatedPlaced in a lower class, rank, or position.
obsequiousExcessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.
obedientnounWilling to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.

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