GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| puerile | juvenile |