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
oafa stupid person : boob
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
hummocka rounded knoll or hillock
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
raucousdisagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse