GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| brazen | made of brass |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |