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 |
|---|---|
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |