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 |
|---|---|
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
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| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |