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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| dour | stern |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| upright | perpendicular |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| dissension | disagreement |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| commune | talk over |