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 |
|---|---|
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| dingy | dirty |