GRE Word List
SUBSEQUENT
following in time, order, or place
The meaning of the word subsequent is following in time, order, or place.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indite | make up |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| 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) |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| concordat | compact |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |