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 |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| endue | provide |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |