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 |
|---|---|
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |