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 |
|---|---|
| fleck | streak |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| demerit | offense |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |