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 |
|---|---|
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |