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

WordMeaning
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
asunderinto parts
bookishof or relating to books
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
egressa place or means of going out : exit
quarantinea period of 40 days
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
inhibitto prohibit from doing something