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 |
|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| amend | to put right |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |