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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insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |