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
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
prattleprate
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
posthumousborn after the death of the father
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