GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| condole | grieve |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |