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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lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
crossbreed | hybridize |
automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
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conducive | tending to promote or assist |