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 |
|---|---|
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |