GRE Word List
ANCILLARY
subordinate
The meaning of the word ancillary is subordinate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| parlance | speech |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |