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 |
|---|---|
| contest | strive |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| 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 |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |