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
foregoto go before : precede
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
knolla small round hill : mound
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
reeksmoke