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 |
|---|---|
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |