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 |
|---|---|
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| unfrock | defrock |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| doddering | feeble |