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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WordMeaning
supplicantone who supplicates
myriadten thousand
abbreviateto make briefer
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
trampletramp
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion