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 |
|---|---|
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| occident | west |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| hap | happening |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |