GRE Word List
SURFEIT
an overabundant supply : excess
The meaning of the word surfeit is an overabundant supply : excess.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| eventual | contingent |