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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WordMeaning
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
quarrygame
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
implicationsomething implied: such as
historichistorical
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand