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 |
|---|---|
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |