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
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
caterto provide a supply of food
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
meticulousmarked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details
mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder