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
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
bicameralhaving, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
pacifistan adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
jostleto come in contact or into collision
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
adjurationa solemn oath