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 |
|---|---|
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| dominate | rule |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| 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 |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |