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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| whimsy | whim |
| quail | any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as |
| schism | division |