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 |
|---|---|
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| outmoded | not being in style |