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 |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| vixen | a female fox |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| pander | to act as a pander |