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 |
|---|---|
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| onus | burden |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |