GRE Word List

INSUBSTANTIAL

not substantial: such as

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

Random words

WordMeaning
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
lunarcrescent
reprisea musical repetition:
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation