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 |
|---|---|
| reverie | daydream |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |