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 |
|---|---|
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |