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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WordMeaning
ascendancygoverning or controlling influence : domination
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling