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 |
|---|---|
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |