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
catechismoral instruction
douseto plunge into water
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
expertisethe skill of an expert
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
atypicalnot typical : irregular
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
deprecateto express disapproval of
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach