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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WordMeaning
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
scintillaspark
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
docileeasily taught
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another