GRE Word List

SURFEIT

an overabundant supply : excess

The meaning of the word surfeit is an overabundant supply : excess.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
debonairsuave
rococorococo work or style
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
eccentricdeviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways