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 |
|---|---|
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| debonair | suave |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |