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
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
compatiblecapable of existing together in harmony
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
connivancethe act of conniving
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple