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.

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WordMeaning
misgivingsa feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
caterto provide a supply of food
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
eulogistica commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
tightwada close or miserly person
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol