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 |
|---|---|
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| aria | air |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |