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 |
|---|---|
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| calorific | caloric |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |