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 |
|---|---|
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| foppish | foolish |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |