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
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture