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
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
inclementlacking mildness: such as
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
grudgingunwilling
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
autonomoushaving the right or power of self-government