GRE Word List
OPTIONAL
involving an option : not compulsory
The meaning of the word optional is involving an option : not compulsory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| kismet | fate |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |