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 |
|---|---|
| paramour | lover |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| abnegation | denial |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |