GRE Word List
ANCILLARY
subordinate
The meaning of the word ancillary is subordinate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| doddering | feeble |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| portly | dignified |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |