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 |
|---|---|
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |