GRE Word List
SUBORDINATE
placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
The meaning of the word subordinate is placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |