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 |
|---|---|
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| prong | fork |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |