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 |
|---|---|
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |