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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
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