GRE Word List
SUPERFLUOUS
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
The meaning of the word superfluous is exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| rescind | to take away : remove |