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.

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WordMeaning
homespunspun or made at home
obscuredark
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
clipperone that clips something
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)