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 |
|---|---|
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |