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 |
|---|---|
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |