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 |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| osseous | bony |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| quisling | traitor |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |