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 |
|---|---|
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |