GRE Word List
SUPERANNUATED
outmoded
The meaning of the word superannuated is outmoded.
Random words
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parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |