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
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
providentfrugal
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
transmuteto change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion