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 |
|---|---|
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |