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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |