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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| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
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| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
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