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 |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| grudging | unwilling |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |