GRE Word List
OPTIONAL
involving an option : not compulsory
The meaning of the word optional is involving an option : not compulsory.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| invalid | not valid: |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |