GRE Word List

ANCILLARY

subordinate

The meaning of the word ancillary is subordinate.

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WordMeaning
effectiveproducing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
transpireto take place : go on
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district