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 |
|---|---|
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| concur | to express agreement |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |