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
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
censora person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
trancestupor
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed