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
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
ravenousrapacious
disquisitiona formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse
warrantsanction
partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
parochialof or relating to a church parish
lugubriousmournful
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
spatefreshet
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool