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 |
|---|---|
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| culvert | a transverse drain |