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 |
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| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
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| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
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