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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sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
cemeterya burial ground
paltryinferior
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
prognosisthe prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case
debuta first appearance