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 |
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prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
emollient | making soft or supple |
foppish | foolish |
institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
notable | worthy of note : remarkable |