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 |
|---|---|
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| raiment | clothing |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |