GRE Word List

INSUBSTANTIAL

not substantial: such as

The meaning of the word insubstantial is not substantial: such as.

Random words

WordMeaning
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
briskkeenly alert : lively
fluctuateto shift back and forth uncertainly
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
diversediffering from one another : unlike