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

WordMeaning
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
profligatewildly extravagant
ephemerallasting a very short time
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
serebeing dried and withered
mealymouthednot plain and straightforward : devious
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name