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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |