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 |
|---|---|
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |