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 |
|---|---|
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |