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 |
|---|---|
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| canard | a false or unfounded report or story |