GRE Word List
OBLIGATORY
binding in law or conscience
The meaning of the word obligatory is binding in law or conscience.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |