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 |
|---|---|
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| attentive | mindful |