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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carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
nibbill
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite