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 |
|---|---|
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| engender | beget |
| stringent | tight |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |