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 |
|---|---|
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| muted | being mute : silent |