- Squalid
adj. run-down, sordid, or sleazy
The squalid cabin needed a new roof and an exterminator.
- Subordinate
adj. lower in rank n. someone lower in rank v. to make dependent on or put at a lower rank
The subordinate officers work every day. My subordinate will check you in. You aren't my boss—you can't subordinateme to the role of receptionist!
- Fiscal
adj. related to (government) money
Fiscal policy is how the government uses money to influence the economy.