GRE Word List

AUXILIARY

offering or providing help

The meaning of the word auxiliary is offering or providing help.

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WordMeaning
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
maneuvera military or naval movement
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking