GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| betroth | to promise to marry |