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 |
|---|---|
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
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| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |