GRE Word List
EXTANT
currently or actually existing
The meaning of the word extant is currently or actually existing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |