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 |
|---|---|
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |