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 |
|---|---|
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |