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 |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| plane | airplane |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |