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 |
|---|---|
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |