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
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
ventralof or relating to the belly : abdominal
yeomanan attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
apoplexystroke
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict