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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |