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 |
|---|---|
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| stilted | pompous |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |