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 |
|---|---|
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| victuals | food usable by people |