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 |
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blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
bulge | to jut out : swell |
abortive | prematurely born |
vixen | a female fox |
implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
legerdemain | sleight of hand |
holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |