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
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
chortleto sing or chant exultantly
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation