GRE Word List
ANCILLARY
subordinate
The meaning of the word ancillary is subordinate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| pending | during |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |