GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| cataclysm | flood |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |