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 |
|---|---|
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |