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 |
|---|---|
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |