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 |
|---|---|
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| lunar | crescent |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |