GRE Word List
SUBVERSIVE
tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?
The meaning of the word subversive is tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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effulgent | shining brightly; brilliant |
ejaculation | exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate |
ponderous | having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing |
embezzlement | taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care) |
judicious | sound on judgment; wise |
sluice | artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow) |
jab | poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows |
distract | take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted |
vagary | capricious happening; caprice; whim; CF. wander |
checkered | marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares |