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 |
|---|---|
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| lampoon | satire |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |