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 |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |