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 |
|---|---|
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| quotidian | occurring every day |