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

WordMeaning
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
pallto lose strength or effectiveness
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly