GRE Word List
REQUISITE
needed for a particular purpose : essential
The meaning of the word requisite is needed for a particular purpose : essential.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| crass | gross |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |