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 |
|---|---|
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| rightful | just |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| endue | provide |