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 |
|---|---|
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |