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 |
|---|---|
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |