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 |
|---|---|
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| guileless | innocent |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |