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 |
|---|---|
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |