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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |