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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WordMeaning
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
compilationthe act or process of compiling
executorone who executes something
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
replicateduplicate
diademcrown
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
improprietyan improper or indecorous act or remark
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue