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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WordMeaning
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
cemeterya burial ground
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
gazettenewspaper
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
endorseto write on the back of
gavelrent or tribute in medieval England
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form