GRE Word List

AUXILIARY

offering or providing help

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

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WordMeaning
hovelan open shed or shelter
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
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poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
ramificationbranch
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective
allureto entice by charm or attraction
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial