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 |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |