GRE Word List
OBLIGATORY
binding in law or conscience
The meaning of the word obligatory is binding in law or conscience.
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collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
dissonance | lack of agreement |
formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
stench | stink |
sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |