GRE Word List
ANCILLARY
subordinate
The meaning of the word ancillary is subordinate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spruce | to make spruce |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |