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 |
|---|---|
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| lewd | obscene |