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 |
|---|---|
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| overwhelm | upset |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |