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 |
|---|---|
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| cue | the letter q |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |