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 |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |