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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WordMeaning
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
inflateddistended with air or gas
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
repudiateto refuse to accept
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place