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 |
|---|---|
| cow | the mature female of cattle (genus Bos) |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |