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 |
|---|---|
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| boor | peasant |