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 |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
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| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |