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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fusionthe act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
martialof, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior
swathea band used in swathing
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
plightto put or give in pledge : engage
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group