GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |