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 |
|---|---|
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| onus | burden |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |