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.

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WordMeaning
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
buoyanthaving buoyancy
perspicaciousof acute mental vision or discernment : keen
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain