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 |
|---|---|
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |