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 |
|---|---|
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| significant | having meaning |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |