GRE Word List
SUPERFLUOUS
excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity
The meaning of the word superfluous is excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warranted | justified; authorized |
| wisp | small bunch (of hair); faint streak (of smoke) |
| perspicuous | (of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments |
| morgue | mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
| stolid | dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected |
| skeptic | sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism |
| simulate | feign; imitate |
| materialism | preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters) |
| tractable | docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability |
| effectuate | effect; produce; achieve; Ex. effectuate a reconciliation |
