GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |