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 |
|---|---|
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |