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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dignitaryone who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
concordatcompact
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner