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
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
brazenmade of brass
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation