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 |
|---|---|
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| fiend | devil |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| sheer | unqualified |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| conflagration | fire |