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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bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
purveyorone that purveys
enunciateto make a definite or systematic statement of
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer