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
effusionan act of effusing
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
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diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
chapela subordinate or private place of worship: such as
hideto put out of sight : secrete
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant