GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |