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 |
|---|---|
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |