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 |
|---|---|
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| regime | regimen |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| mischance | bad luck |