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 |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| modish | fashionable |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |