GRE Word List
SUBSTANTIVE
having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
The meaning of the word substantive is having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |