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 |
|---|---|
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |