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
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
equestrianof, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
oculistophthalmologist
abhorto regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe
cankeran erosive or spreading sore
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically