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 |
|---|---|
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| acuity | keenness of perception |