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 |
|---|---|
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |