GRE Word List
ANCILLARY
subordinate
The meaning of the word ancillary is subordinate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |