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 |
|---|---|
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |