GRE Word List

MANDATORY

required by a law or rule : obligatory

The meaning of the word mandatory is required by a law or rule : obligatory.

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WordMeaning
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
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
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stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
cringeto recoil in distaste
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted