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 |
|---|---|
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| occident | west |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |