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 |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| reverie | daydream |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |