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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WordMeaning
portendto give an omen or anticipatory sign of
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
crescendoa gradual increase
callousbeing hardened and thickened
franticemotionally out of control
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due