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 |
|---|---|
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| frigid | intensely cold |