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
flaccidnot firm or stiff
overblownpast the prime of bloom
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
monograma sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name
raptlifted up and carried away
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning