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 |
|---|---|
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |