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 |
|---|---|
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |