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 |
|---|---|
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| betray | to lead astray |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |