GRE Word List
COMPULSORY
mandatory
The meaning of the word compulsory is mandatory.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| residual | remainder |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |