GRE Word List
SURFEIT
an overabundant supply : excess
The meaning of the word surfeit is an overabundant supply : excess.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |