GRE Word List

SUPERIMPOSE

to place or lay over or above something

The meaning of the word superimpose is to place or lay over or above something.

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WordMeaning
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
compilationthe act or process of compiling
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state