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

WordMeaning
consummateextremely skilled and accomplished
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
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sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
giddydizzy
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control