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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WordMeaning
proletariana member of the proletariat
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
artlesslacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act