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 |
|---|---|
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| seemly | good-looking |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |