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
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things
pungentsharply painful
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
sciondescendant
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right