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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| imbue | endow |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |