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 |
|---|---|
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| contest | strive |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |