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 |
|---|---|
| pedagogue | teacher |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
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| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
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