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 |
|---|---|
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| retiring | reserved |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |