GRE Word List

OPTIONAL

involving an option : not compulsory

The meaning of the word optional is involving an option : not compulsory.

Random words

WordMeaning
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
homespunspun or made at home
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language