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 |
|---|---|
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| prattle | prate |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| warranted | sanction |