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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| repercussion | reflection |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |