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 |
|---|---|
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| mote | a small particle : speck |