GRE Word List
SUBSIDIARY
furnishing aid or support : auxiliary
The meaning of the word subsidiary is furnishing aid or support : auxiliary.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| flighty | swift |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| nib | bill |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |