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
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
rileto make agitated and angry : upset
drollhaving a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
boorpeasant