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 |
|---|---|
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| leave-taking | departure |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |