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
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements