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 |
|---|---|
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| noisome | noxious |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |