GRE Word List
SUBSTANTIVE
substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; Ex. substantive issues
The meaning of the word substantive is substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; Ex. substantive issues.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arboretum | place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited |
| eschew | avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks |
| fester | rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days. |
| quail | cower; shrink back in fear; lose heart |
| flail | beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle |
| vaunted | boasted; bragged; highly publicized; V. vaunt: boast; brag |
| largess | generous gift (given to people who do not have enough) |
| pulse | rhythmical throbbing of arteries; brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity; V: pulsate |
| hysteria | excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria |
| rancor | long-lasting hatred; bitterness; Ex. negotiation without rancor; ADJ. rancorous |