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 |
|---|---|
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |