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 |
|---|---|
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |