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 |
|---|---|
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| sibling | sib |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |