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 |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |