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
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
herbivorousfeeding on plants
bungleto act or work clumsily and awkwardly
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")