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 |
|---|---|
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| entity | being |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |