GRE Word List
SUPERNUMERARY
person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number
The meaning of the word supernumerary is person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gild | cover with a thin layer of gold |
| ceremonious | marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy |
| prototype | original work used as a model by others |
| concatenate | link as in a chain |
| innate | inborn |
| miscreant | wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe |
| converse | opposite; ADJ. |
| compost | mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; V: put or make compost |
| astute | wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage |
| peerless | having no equal; incomparable |
