GRE Word List
SUBSISTENCE
real being : existence
The meaning of the word subsistence is real being : existence.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |