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 |
|---|---|
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |