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 |
|---|---|
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| congenial | pleasant |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |