GRE Word List
EXTRANEOUS
existing on or coming from the outside
The meaning of the word extraneous is existing on or coming from the outside.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| heed | to pay attention |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |