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 |
|---|---|
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |