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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |