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
compellingthat compels: such as
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
stinta period of time spent at a particular activity
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
parasitean 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
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor