GRE Word List

SUBSISTENCE

real being : existence

The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.

Random words

WordMeaning
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
rusea wily subterfuge
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
grudgingunwilling
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
shiftto exchange for or replace by another : change
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter