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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| remonstrate | to present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate |
| prattle | prate |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| bauble | trinket |