GRE Word List
IMPERATIVE
absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done
The meaning of the word imperative is absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peremptory | demanding and leaving no choice; imperative; Ex. peremptory decree/knock |
| feline | of a member of the cat family; N. |
| animus | hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition |
| deign | condescend; stoop |
| exotic | not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual; Ex. exotic flower/dress |
| dismantle | take apart; disassemble |
| suffuse | spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge; Ex. A blush suffused her cheeks. |
| genre | particular variety of art or literature |
| extrinsic | external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic |
| reprise | musical repetition; repeating of a piece of music; repeat performance; recurrent action; Ex. reprise in the finale; Ex. constant reprises |