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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
