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 |
|---|---|
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |