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 |
|---|---|
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |