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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WordMeaning
noveltysomething new or unusual
grudgingunwilling
cartographerone that makes maps
ruffiana brutal person : bully
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
synopticaffording a general view of a whole