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 |
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| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |