GRE Word List
ANCILLARY
subordinate
The meaning of the word ancillary is subordinate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| invalid | not valid: |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |