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
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
plumagethe feathers of a bird
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
parleyto speak with another : confer