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 |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| reckon | count |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |