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 |
|---|---|
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |