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 |
|---|---|
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| wreak | bring about |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| slew | a large number |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |