GRE Word List
COMPULSORY
mandatory
The meaning of the word compulsory is mandatory.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |