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 |
|---|---|
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| trance | stupor |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |