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 |
|---|---|
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| benison | blessing |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |