GRE Word List
INSUBSTANTIAL
not substantial: such as
The meaning of the word insubstantial is not substantial: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |