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 |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| addle | rotten |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |