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 |
|---|---|
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| coin | corner |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| lewd | obscene |