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.

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WordMeaning
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
fermentto undergo fermentation
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things
frivolousof little weight or importance
agilitythe quality or state of being agile : nimbleness
disseminateto spread abroad as though sowing seed