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 |
|---|---|
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |