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
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
multiformhaving many forms or appearances
overtopen to view : manifest
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
appeasepacify
provisionthe act or process of providing
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
multilingualof, having, or expressed in several languages
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans