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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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
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stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
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serpentineof or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement)
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