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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precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
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mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
frockan outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit