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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |