GRE Word List
SUBSTANTIATE
to give substance or form to : embody
The meaning of the word substantiate is to give substance or form to : embody.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |