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 |
|---|---|
| impuissance | weakness |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| thespian | actor |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |