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 |
|---|---|
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| scourge | whip |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |