GRE Word List
COMPULSORY
mandatory
The meaning of the word compulsory is mandatory.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |