GRE Word List
SUPEREROGATORY
observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
The meaning of the word supererogatory is observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |