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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mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
contortionsto twist in a violent manner
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
thespianactor
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
blemishto spoil by a flaw
psychiatrista medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry
gambolto skip about in play : frisk