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 |
|---|---|
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| dissension | disagreement |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| indite | make up |