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 |
|---|---|
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |