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

WordMeaning
illuminateto supply or brighten with light
abateto decrease in force or intensity
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
significanthaving meaning
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted