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
browbeatto intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
recuperateto get back : regain
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
artlesslacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)