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 |
|---|---|
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |