Flashcard 19 - Verbal Reasoning Flashcard Set for the CLT

superfluous

If this is an unfamiliar term, you might consider looking for familiar word parts within it. For example, super can be seen at the beginning, and as a prefix it can mean over or more than. The Latin root fluere means to flow, so if something is superfluous, it is overflowing with extra and is more than what is necessary or required.