GRE Word List
OPTIONAL
involving an option : not compulsory
The meaning of the word optional is involving an option : not compulsory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |