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 |
|---|---|
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| thespian | actor |