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 |
|---|---|
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |