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 |
|---|---|
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| docile | easily taught |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| mortician | undertaker |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| fluke | flatfish |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |