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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forego | to go before : precede |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| reek | smoke |