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 |
|---|---|
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| profound | having intellectual depth and insight |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |