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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
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| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
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