GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| wanton | merciless |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |