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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WordMeaning
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
saboteurone that practices sabotage
hybridan offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera
desperatehaving lost hope
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
emulateto strive to equal or excel
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity