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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luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
buoyant | having buoyancy |
perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |