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 |
|---|---|
| inequity | injustice |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| raiment | clothing |