GRE Word List
OPTIONAL
involving an option : not compulsory
The meaning of the word optional is involving an option : not compulsory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| fluke | flatfish |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |