GRE Word List
IMPERATIVE
absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done
The meaning of the word imperative is absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypothetical | based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis |
| seminal | related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field |
| monolithic | solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone |
| presentiment | premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear |
| construe | explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue |
| abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation |
| confide | tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about |
| pedestal | support or base as for a pillar or statue |
| supplicant | one who supplicates; ADJ. |
| fecundity | fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young |
