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 |
|---|---|
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |