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 |
|---|---|
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| schism | division |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |