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 |
|---|---|
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| forte | one's strong point |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| evenhanded | fair |