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
reverberatereflect
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
thronga multitude of assembled persons
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute