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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| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
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| gazette | newspaper |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
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| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |