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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rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
inadvertentlyunintentional
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad