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 |
|---|---|
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| dart | a light spear |