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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voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain