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 |
|---|---|
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |