GRE Word List
SUBSIDIARY
furnishing aid or support : auxiliary
The meaning of the word subsidiary is furnishing aid or support : auxiliary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| aptitude | inclination |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| clown | farmer |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |