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 |
|---|---|
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |