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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WordMeaning
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
tactileperceptible by touch : tangible
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
stalwartmarked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
granarya storehouse for threshed grain
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something