GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| trance | stupor |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| unsavory | insipid |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |