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.

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WordMeaning
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
sinuousof a serpentine or wavy form : winding
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented