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 |
|---|---|
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |