GRE Word List

IMPERATIVE

not to be avoided or evaded : necessary

The meaning of the word imperative is not to be avoided or evaded : necessary.

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WordMeaning
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
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centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
abideto bear patiently : tolerate
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use