GRE Word List
ANCILLARY
subordinate
The meaning of the word ancillary is subordinate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |