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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |