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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
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| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |