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 |
|---|---|
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| provenance | origin |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |