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 |
|---|---|
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |