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 |
|---|---|
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| scion | descendant |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| trance | stupor |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |