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 |
|---|---|
| fester | to generate pus |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
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