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 |
|---|---|
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |