GRE Word List
AUXILIARY
offering or providing help
The meaning of the word auxiliary is offering or providing help.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| dire | exciting horror |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |