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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exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
conservatorya greenhouse for growing or displaying plants
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions