GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |