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 |
|---|---|
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |