GRE Word List

EXTANT

currently or actually existing

The meaning of the word extant is currently or actually existing.

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WordMeaning
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
decolletewearing a strapless or low-necked dress
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
adversaryone that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
uniformitythe quality or state of being uniform
graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics