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
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
slaughterthe act of killing
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something