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
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
pendulouspoised without visible support
schemea plan or program of action
herbivorousfeeding on plants
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical