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
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing