GRE WORDS 569-570

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Click above to get SUBVENTION: noun Grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution. The act or process of providing aid or help of any sort. verb Guarantee financial support of eg.The earliest documented subvention for the museum was a grant from the federal government in 1853. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads

BARBICAN:
noun A tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle). eg.The enemy stormed the castle, but the barbicans kept them at bay long enough for the defenders inside to assemble and prepare a defense. Bookmark and Share