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 |
|---|---|
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |