GRE Word List
ANCILLARY
subordinate
The meaning of the word ancillary is subordinate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| conspire | plot |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| diadem | crown |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |