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 |
|---|---|
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
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| nib | bill |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |