TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 21-Nov-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 21-Nov-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists substantive [ SUHB-stuh' n-tiv ] [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : 1. (n.) a noun, a pronoun or a word or group of words that perform the function of a noun 2. (adj.) substantial or considerable 3. (adj.) real, in existence or actual 4. (adj.) independent or not subordinate USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Substantive reforms are the need of the hour. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Mr McLaren, Scottish Labour's former chief economic adviser, blamed successive administrations for shying away from making substantive reforms, preferring instead populist policies. Telegraph, Devolution is failing Scotland thanks to populist policy agenda, says study, By Simon Johnson, Scottish Political Editor, 19 Apr 2009 soot [ so