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
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture