GRE Word List
AUXILIARY
offering or providing help
The meaning of the word auxiliary is offering or providing help.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| paramour | lover |