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 |
|---|---|
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |