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 |
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| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
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| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
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| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |