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 |
|---|---|
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |