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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |