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 |
|---|---|
| premonitory | giving warning |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| slew | a large number |