GRE Word List

SUBSISTENCE

real being : existence

The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.

Random words

WordMeaning
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government
trancestupor
impugnto assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity
temperamentcharacteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response
unsavoryinsipid
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details