GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| verbalize | to express something in words |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |