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 |
|---|---|
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| junket | trip |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |