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 |
|---|---|
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |