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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |