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
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
tactfulhaving or showing tact
sanguinarybloodthirsty
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
comprehensivecovering completely or broadly : inclusive