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 |
|---|---|
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |