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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |