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 |
|---|---|
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |