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 |
|---|---|
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| concur | to express agreement |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| representational | one that represents: such as |