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 |
|---|---|
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |