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.

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WordMeaning
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
ventto provide with a vent
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished