GRE Word List
SUPERSEDE
to cause to be set aside
The meaning of the word supersede is to cause to be set aside.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |