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 |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| venison | the edible flesh of a game animal and especially a deer |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |