GRE Word List
ANCILLARY
subordinate
The meaning of the word ancillary is subordinate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |