GRE Word List
SUBVERSIVE
the act of subverting : the state of being subverted
The meaning of the word subversive is the act of subverting : the state of being subverted.
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| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| rickety | affected with rickets |