GRE Word List
SUPERNUMERARY
exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
The meaning of the word supernumerary is exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| dominate | rule |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| residual | remainder |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |