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
fleckstreak
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quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
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witherto become dry and sapless
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
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