GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| upright | perpendicular |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |