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 |
|---|---|
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |