GRE Word List
OPTIONAL
involving an option : not compulsory
The meaning of the word optional is involving an option : not compulsory.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| executor | one who executes something |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |