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 |
|---|---|
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |