GRE Word List
OPTIMUM
the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
The meaning of the word optimum is the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |