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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shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
degradationthe act or process of degrading
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
solsticeeither 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-takingdeparture
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
ecologista branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act