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
derideto laugh at or insult contemptuously
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
flirtto move erratically : flit
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
omnivorousfeeding on both animal and vegetable substances
dermatologista branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases