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 |
|---|---|
| slake | subside |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| facade | the front of a building |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |