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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leery | suspicious |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| colloquy | conversation |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |