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 |
|---|---|
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |