GRE Word List

SUBSIDY

a grant or gift of money: such as

The meaning of the word subsidy is a grant or gift of money: such as.

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WordMeaning
traverseto go or travel across or over
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
zealeagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
retributionrecompense
maroona dark red
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification