GRE Word List
SUBSEQUENT
following in time, order, or place
The meaning of the word subsequent is following in time, order, or place.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| metaphor | a 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) |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |