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 |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| blackball | to vote against |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |