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 |
|---|---|
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |