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 |
|---|---|
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| finery | ornament |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |