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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WordMeaning
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
piscatorialpiscatory
environencircle
grandeurthe quality or state of being grand : magnificence
rebuketo criticize sharply : reprimand
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past