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 |
|---|---|
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |