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 |
|---|---|
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| quisling | traitor |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |