GRE Word List

INSUBSTANTIAL

not substantial: such as

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

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WordMeaning
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
mischancebad luck
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
lugubriousmournful
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor