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 |
|---|---|
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| conflagration | fire |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| dingy | dirty |