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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
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| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |