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 |
|---|---|
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| hubbub | noise |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |