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 |
|---|---|
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |