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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |