GRE Word List
OPTIONAL
involving an option : not compulsory
The meaning of the word optional is involving an option : not compulsory.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expound | to set forth : state |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| spruce | to make spruce |