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 |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| cursive | running |
| throes | pang |