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ancillary

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore A words

providing support; subordinate or supplementary

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Ancillary in a sentence

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The study focused on the main treatment and noted only ancillary effects.

Synonyms
auxiliarysubsidiarysupplementary
Antonyms
primarycentralmain

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Verbal · Text Completion

Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.

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Ancillary (adjective) means providing support; subordinate or supplementary
Here is ancillary used in an example sentence: "The study focused on the main treatment and noted only ancillary effects."
Common synonyms for ancillary include auxiliary, subsidiary, supplementary.
Antonyms of ancillary include primary, central, main.
Ancillary is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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