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
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
ingratiateto gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
integrateto form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
braggadocioempty boasting