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 |
|---|---|
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |